Women’s Hockey Entertains Boston University on Tuesday Night

Tuesday, November 27

Providence, RI

6:00 PM

Brown University

Boston University

Women’s Hockey Entertains Boston University on Tuesday Night

11/26/2018 11:58:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey

Game Notes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After playing in eight consecutive ECAC contests, the Brown women's hockey team will return to non-conference play and host Boston University at Meehan Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 6:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

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SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Boston University enters Tuesday's matchup winless in its last two contests. Last week, the Terriers were edged by No. 4/4 Boston College, 4-3, on Nov. 20. The week prior, BU split with Vermont, taking game one 3-0 (Nov. 16) before skating to a 3-3 overtime tie in the finale on Nov. 17. Tuesday's game against the Bears will be the Terriers' first non-conference game of the season. Jesse Compher leads the team in assists (11) and points (18) while tying with Sammy Davis for the squad lead in goals with seven. Davis ranks second in points (13) with the addition of six assists. Corinne Schroeder has seen the bulk of the action in net for BU, totaling 10 starts, a 2.24 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage and one shutout. Kate Stuart has one game started with a 2.00 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

BROWN LEADERS
Sena Hanson leads the Bears in scoring with 10 points on a team-best seven goals and three assists. The junior was named ECAC Player of the Week on Nov. 5 after she recorded four goals, including two game winners, and one assist in two 4-3 upset victories over No. 9/10 Colgate (Nov. 2) and No. 6/6 Cornell (Nov. 3). Freshman Shay Maloney (1-7-8) is tied for second on the team in scoring with fellow rookie Lizzy Gross (5-3-8) with eight points. Maloney paces the Bears in assists with seven. Junior Calla Isaac leads the netminder group in starts with six and has a 3.32 GAA and a .912 save percentage. She was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week after she made 38 saves in both of Brown's victories on Nov. 2-3, with 16 stops in a scoreless the third period versus the Raiders and 11 against the Big Red in another scoreless third. Freshman Hayley Kliczko has appeared in six games (five starts) this season between the pipes, recording a 3.18 GAA and a .916 save percentage. The rookie recorded a career-best 44 saves at Union on Nov. 10 in a 2-2 tie, which included four saves in overtime.

LAST YEAR VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY
The Terriers won last year's shootout 6-4 at Walter Brown Arena on Nov. 28. Brown fought back from a 2-0 deficit in the second period and eventually took a 4-3 lead in the third period but Boston University would score three unanswered goals to claim the contest. Junior Sena Hanson netted two goals while junior Veronica Alois added a goal and an assist and senior Cara Najjar contributed two helpers.

ROOKIES MAKE AN IMPACT
Two of Brown's top three scorers this season are freshmen. Lizzy Gross and Shay Maloney are both tied for second on the team in points with eight. Gross has five goals and three assists while Maloney has one goal and a squad-best seven assists. Gross has been named ECAC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 22) and Rookie of the Month (Nov. 1). The freshman group leads all classes in scoring this season, producing 38% of the Bears' goals (10), 32% of the team's assists (10) and 35% of Brown's points (20).

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NEXT UP
Brown will host the 24th installment of the Mayor's Cup on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Meehan Auditorium versus No. 8/10 Providence starting at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The series between the inter-city rivals began in 1996 with Brown coming away victorious, 4-3, on January 24 in the inaugural game. Providence has won the last four match-ups including last season's 3-1 victory at Schneider Arena. The Mayor's Cup series is tied at 10-10-3.